The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26

BOSTON, Feb. 25.-On last nights Boston
& Albany train three confidence men induced
young man from Maine to play cards, and
won the money with which he was going
home to his dying mother. An observant
passenger took ntoe of the transaction and
told the young man he had been fleeced.
This created rumpus with the sharpers,
and the passengers by their threatening atti-
tude toward them forced them to separate
and subsequently jump from the train.
Death Of Ship Master.
BooTHBAY, Feb. 25-Capt. John B. En-
erson, retired ship master, died this morn
ing of paralysis.
Trains Delayed.
LEWISTON, Feb. 25.--Snow has delayed
all trains today. The engine and plow sent
to clear the Androscoggm road became stuck
so there has been no train to or from Farm
ington today. The Skowhegan train was
four hours late. There has been no mails
from the East during the day.
Looking After RockIand's Business
interests.
RocKLAND, Feb. 25.-Two hundred of
Rockland's representative men sat down to
supper in st. Nicholas Hotel last evening.
The primary object of the gathering was to
discuss Rockland's business prospects and
take initiatory steps in forming business
association. s. M. Baird presided, Judge
d. G. Hall being toastmaster, Remarks
were made By Mayor Williams, Col. F. G.
Knight, Hon. Samuel Bryant, DIR. T. E.
Hitchcock, True p. Pierce, Esq, and other
business and professional men. Resolves
were adopted, calling for the organization
of the business men into society or board
of trade to advance the city's prosperity, take
measures to improve the streets and intro
duce new industries. A committee of one
from each ward was appointed to select an
executive committee Of seven to mature a
plan for permanent business association.
There was much enthusiasm manifested.
Powder Mill ExpIodes at Warren.
WARREN, Feb 25.-Shortly before IL
o'clock Thursday forenoon the people of
Warren and vicinity were startled by re-
port like that of cannon, and many who
were familiar with The sound said "The
| powder mill has blown up" Such proved
| to be the case. The mills were started up
| Tuesday, after several months idleness.
! Superintendent Burns had just been into the
kerneling mill, giving instructions to the
man in charge, Mr.. Jones, and was outside
of the building when the explosion occurred
| Mr. Burns was thrown violently to the
ground, striking on his face. 1t was found
that he had received an ugly cash across
his forehead, and that his nose was broken.
His injuries are serious, but not dan
gerous. Jones was found about 30 feet from
the place where ne stood, to which place he
was thrown by force of the explosion. His
clothing was burnt from his body in several
place and his body burned badly. Fear is
expressed that he is burned internally and
that he cannot live. A small quantity of
powder was burned and the damage to prop
erty outside of the kerneling mill is slight.
| Charged with Bigamy.
PITTsFIELD, Feb. 25.-There used to live
here a school house preacher hy the name
of Horace w. Welch, who has been arrested
at Worcester, Mass, ON a charge of bigamy
An Old Law Suit Decided.
RocKLAND, Feb. 25.-The Rockland, Mt
Desert & Sullivan Steamboat Co., brought
suit against William II. Fessenden Of Port
land, to recover damages sustained by breach
of contract for boiler and engine Of the
steamer Mt Desert. 1t was stipulated that
the boat should make speed of Is miles an
hour. The company refused to make last
payment on the contract alleging that the
stipulation in regard to the speed had no
been performed. FessendeD, the builder o.
the machinery, then brought suit in Cumber
land county to recover the balance of thu
contract money Hon. A. p. Gould, attorn
ey for the company, decided to suffer defaul
on the suit for the balance of the contrac
money and then commenced the suit nov
disposed of for breach. The main question
was one of law, whether the term miles
in the contract meant marine miles, or liant
miles Fessendens counsel claimed it mean
land miles, and that the boat had made tina
rate of speed Mr.. Gould appeared for th
company, and Hon. Nathan Webb, nov
Judge of the United States Circuit Court
and the late General JAS. D. Fessenden ap
peared for the defendant. The VIM H. Fes
senden case was tried at the March term O
1880, and the company obtained verdict fo
$S,331.80 1t was carried to the law court OF
motion for new trial, and exceptions. and
after seven years deliberation the Court sus
tains the former verdict in favor of the com
) pany. The majority of the stock is owne
| in Rockland